The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-09-17

thirty-scvcn. He consented they should over
throw, by revolutionary measures. several ex
press provisions Of the constitution. which they
had all alike sworn to support, and in defiance
of organic law assume to legislate for the
third State In the Union.
This administration has supplemented such
work by attempts to increase the burdens OF
taxation upon land owners and farmers; IL has
advised ruids on private business and other
classes OF citizens; II has suggested the taxa
tion Of State bonds which were made non.taxa-
bic when issued; IL has even recommended the
nbolshment OF lnrge number OF elective Of
fees, and the filling OF the same places by ap-
pontmcnt, on the ground that the people could
not be trusted to honestly fill them. These facts
are now all matters OF record but understand
that such matters rs obedience to the consti-
tuition, the execution of law, the application OF
economy to our own disordercd affairs, or saving
the credit Of the State, have no interest for the
present Governor. He cares for no such things.
His time Is entirely occupied with the rebel
flags. In order to relieve his mind, Iproposc
TO say few words about them
The whole situation can be covered in a mo-
ment. There is no one in the North who is try
ing to give them up. No one in the South is
trying to get them back Maior.General Drum.
who il Republican and the Adjutant General
of the United States, upon his own motion, and
In imitation Of the example set by Charles
Sumner, many years ago, thought 1t would be q
men from whom they had been taken, the same
rs they have, in several instances, restored
flags captured from us. The President imme-
diately after rescinded the order, which he had
thus been hastily led to make. That order of
RECESSION had the Endorsement OF our party at
Cleveland and now has the approval of your
candidate. AS Governor Foraker is the only
man in Ohio now exercised upon the subject, he
ought certainly be willing to trust himself He
has declared time and aguin. both In political
meetings and social reunions he has sent 1t by
telegraph: published it in public press, and i'm
printed it upon colored badges. that mo rebel
flags shall be surrendered while I am Gov
crnor" by any authority on the earth. His term
of office does not expire until January next
There are yet four months OF absolute safety
But he may claim his anxiety arises from the
fact it is now certain he is going out and am 60
ing in If SO, assure him the flags will be as safe
under me us under him. In any event we can
now safely and quietly consider our own affairs.
Whit the people OF Ohio now most require is u
Governor who will give more attention to their
own affairs than to imaginary troubles in
Georgia; who, instead of travelling to and fro on
the earth, preaching crusade OF hate and ami
mostly against the South will give attention to
the affairs of his own office, establish and
keep business hours. demand and enforce such
economy in the several branches of Govern
mcnt that our expenses and appropriations
shall at least be kept within our revenues in
stead OF exceeding them from half to a million
dollars annually. 1t might be well Mt this time
for the Governor and his personal followers to
listen to the advice of the greatest leaders Of
his own party
TO Garfield, when he said: 1.-THE man who
attempts to get up political excitement on the
old sectional issue will find himself without u
party and without support"
Or to the words of Grant, when dying upon
Mount McGregor: 81 have witnessed since my
sickness just what have wished to see ever
since the war harmony and good feeling be.
tween the sections
Or to the still more recent uttcrancc from
Conlkling. when few days ago he wrote to the
officers of reunion of soldiers of both armies,
which is to take place in few days Mt Evans
vile Ind.
my earnest sympathy and hope so to and go
with every movement and idea having for its
real purpose to weld together all sections and
classes, and to make our country throughout all
its borders united prosperous and great. Could
wish or act of mine decide, every community
and neighborhood in all the land shall be
crowned with the fullness of peace and progress.
rs much at the South as at the East the West
or the North"
If the advice of such men as these is followed
or the wishes and interest of the intelligent and
far-min ded men of Ohio Is regarded, we will
have less about the contests OF the past
and more about the peaceful problems of the
present and future This contest can not be
determined by such questions as the candidates
for Governor may make answer for each
other. 1t will be settled, however, by the
answers the voters shall make to questions
which are in issue in the campaign. / wish,
therefore, to put this question to the voters OF
Ohio: Can you in justice to yourselves afford
to indOrse the present State administration.
There are in Ohio in round numbers 1000
farmers and ut least 100000 separate dwellings.
They owned N iutpl1ipppt Sfrip ,S
and sobermindcd people Their energy and
enterprise have constituted the solid founda-
tion upon which has been built the wealth and
prosperity of our State. The owners of these
farms and homes have always born their full
share of the taxation necessary to defray the
expenses of our government. II there has been
any inequality in taxation, they have paid more
than their share. Yet to provide for the neces-
sites of extravagant and excessive appropria-
tlons, 1t was the purpose of this Administration
to make these landowners bear these additional
burdens. On the 9th of April, 1886, Governor
Foraker sent u special message to the General
Assembly, in which will be found the
following recommendations: '.It is obvi
Gus that so long as the present vaua
tion OF real estate stands, great injustice
will be done to all whose property Is approx
matcly correctly valued, and the State will con
tinue unable to meet the public demands with
out embarrassment. 1t is recommended, there
of waiting for the next decennial valuation in
1890" This special message next contained Il
recommendation that permanent State Board
OF Equalization be constituted, consisting OF
but eight members, who shall be appointed and
not elected Within three days thereafter Mr.
Brown, chairman of the House Finance Com
| mittee, introduced in that body two bills which
are generally reported to huve been prepared
| in the Governors ofiice-House Bills Nos 81;
and 518-the object Of which was to engross
upon the statutes of the State these recon-
mendations contained in the special message
House Bill 5iS was intended to secure the
| immediate revaluation Of every farm anG par
Gel of real property in Ohio. That it was in
| tended to secure an increased valuation IL
| clearly evident from the following language II
| the message: ''rhis indicates that our wants
/ and our ability to meet them are travelling II
opposite directions, and that unless the tax rate
| or the valuation Of property is increased the
casual deficiencies will continue and grow larger
| without power to provide for them because o.
| the extreme limitation allowed by the consti
| tuition having been reached under the bill re
| forred to, providing for the issue and sale O.
bonds OF the State to the amount of s75O,OOO Il
meet the emergency now upon us. The rate O
| taxation should not be increased, Mt least mo-
until other measures that seem more just have
been tried" The conclusion is Irresistible tina
| II is proposed to increase the valuation.
| But understand in the face OF al this tina
| the friends OF Governor Foraker now claim tina
| 1t was his purpose to decrease instead OF in
creasing the valuation upon property. Will 4
| be claimed that the chief executive officer II
| Ohio, when his administration Is forced to NEE
large deficiencies, proposed to meet 1t by reduc
ing the valuation nnd keeping the rate OF taxa
tion the sames ,..
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